Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Reports Worker Justice From Barriers to Bridges: Expanding Access to Child Care and Improving Upward Mobility for Georgia’s Child Care Workers May 21, 2024 / May 28, 2024 by Ife Finch Floyd Executive Summary The child care system in Georgia creates barriers to economic opportunity for women workers and early childhood education (ECE) teachers who are mostly women. Costs are too high relative to medium family income in most Georgia counties. For families of color, child care costs take up a greater share of their median […] Read more »
David Schaefer GBPI In The News Inclusive Economy for Immigrants GBPI’s statement on the signing of House Bill 1105 May 1, 2024 / May 1, 2024 by David Schaefer GEORGIA – Governor Brian Kemp’s signing of the controversial House Bill 1105 into law on Wednesday marks a significant shift in the relationship between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Sheriffs in Georgia will now be required to coordinate with federal immigration officials when someone in custody is suspected of being in the country […] Read more »
Criminal Legal System Reform Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement on Governor’s Signing of SB 63 Expanding Mandatory Cash Bail May 1, 2024 / May 5, 2024 by Lauren Frazier GEORGIA – Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law legislation that significantly broadens the scope of offenses necessitating cash bail for release from jail. The legislation, signed on Wednesday, introduces dozens of new offenses that now require cash bail, including criminal trespassing and two or more instances of failing to appear in court for a traffic citation. In response […] Read more » Brian Kemp Cash Bail Criminal Legal Systems Fines and Fees GBPI Georgia governor kemp mandatory cash bail protest Ray Khalfani SB 63 trespassing
Blog Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Staci Fox Worker Justice Sine Die 2024 March 29, 2024 / April 11, 2024 by Staci Fox Introduction Staci Fox, President and CEO When the 2024 Legislative Session began on January 8th, Georgia was sitting on $10.9 billion in undesignated, unspent public funds and a $5.4 billion Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR). The possibilities to make big investments on behalf of all Georgians were endless. Late last year, GBPI pondered Georgia’s $16 Billion […] Read more » Budget Criminal Legal Systems Economic Justice Education health-care Sine Die tax
David Schaefer GBPI In The News Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Press Releases & Statements GBPI Releases Statement on House Bill 1105 March 22, 2024 / March 22, 2024 by David Schaefer Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is deeply disappointed by the passage of HB 1105 by the state senate. HB 1105 effectively turns the entire state into a 287(g) jurisdiction, mandating deeper local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. HB 1105 is a state mandate without any supportive funding. Based on prior data, it is expensive and strips scarce resources […] Read more »
Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice GBPI submits comment on the 2024-2027 Combined Strategic Workforce Development Plan March 5, 2024 by Ray Khalfani This letter constitutes Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s (GBPI) feedback on the 2024-2027 Combined Strategic Workforce Development Plan (State WIOA Plan). GBPI would like to acknowledge our State Workforce Development Board’s (SWDB) commitment to addressing workforce needs during ongoing structural changes to streamline the administration of WIOA services through the state’s technical college system. We […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Health Justice Higher Education Hillary Dong K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Crossover Day 2024: Large Surplus Remains; Ed Legislation Tips Positively; Property Tax and Immigration Policy Reverse Progress February 29, 2024 / March 4, 2024 by Hillary Dong Need help understanding these bills? A bill glossary is at the bottom of this page. You can also view our bill tracker here. Yesterday was Crossover Day, the day by which a bill must pass out of its originating legislative chamber to be considered by the other chamber before the end of Georgia’s Legislative Session. […] Read more » Budget Criminal Legal Systems Crossover Day Economic Justice Education health-care tax
Budget and Taxes Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor February 23, 2024 / February 23, 2024 by Ray Khalfani Governor Kemp’s proposed budget for the amended fiscal year (AFY) 2024 provided a net increase of nearly $844,000 for the Department of Labor (DOL), covering $1,000 bonuses for agency staff. While overall DOL spending will decrease by 4% between AFY 2024 and FY 2025, spending proposals for fiscal year 2025 invest $443,000 in […] Read more » Department of Labor jobs and economy
Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections February 20, 2024 / February 20, 2024 by Ray Khalfani For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, Governor Brian Kemp proposed a $1.48 billion budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), an agency overseeing the state’s prison system. The FY 2025 proposed budget is nearly $153 million higher than what was approved initially for FY 2024. This increase is primarily attributed to cost-of-living adjustments […] Read more » corrections legal system
Economic Justice Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Releases 2025 Fiscal Year Budget Overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS) February 14, 2024 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and its Director of Economic Justice, Ife Finch Floyd, have released a budget overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2024 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. In this overview, Floyd highlights the Governor’s proposed budget, which includes an increase in spending […] Read more » budget and taxes Budget Overview budget practices Budget Surplus child care services DECAL Department of Early Care and Learning early care and education early childhood education Economic Recovery equitable growth fiscal management Fiscal Policy GBPI Georgia Economy georgia-budget Ife Finch Floyd revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves
